April 17.

In the morning, the ministers gathered in the Fengtian Temple Square.

Li Qing didn't pinch it this time, and rushed in advance to find a place to sit down and wait for the banquet to start.

After a while, Zhu Zhanji came over, and the ministers got up and saluted, "I've seen the emperor's grandson." ”

"No courtesy, no courtesy." Zhu Zhanji waved his hand, "You don't have to be formal, just sit down." ”

As he spoke, he came to Li Qing and sat down.

Li Qing's popularity is not good, he is alone at this table, and Zhu Zhanji has no taboos when he speaks.

He whispered: "Uncle Qing, my father begged the imperial grandfather to let them go." ”

"Just let it go." Li Qing didn't care, "The emperor wants to recruit in person, and someone in the court has to work, otherwise your father will not be able to stand it." ”

"Grandpa Huang is very angry."

"And then?"

"And then let them go." Zhu Zhanji said worriedly, "I see that the emperor's grandfather has a lot of opinions about my father, and he seems to have the intention of changing the establishment. ”

Li Qing sneered: "What are you thinking, it's all here, where does he have such thoughts, it's just to scare your father, the two of them don't agree on governance." ”

paused, "Your father is not in a hurry, you are in a hurry, how do you say something?" ”

"The emperor is not in a hurry, the eunuch ......" Zhu Zhanji was halfway through his words, and when he came back to his senses, his face turned dark, "You bury me, right?" ”

"What did I say?" Li Qing looked innocent.

"Okay, I'm too lazy to bother with you." Zhu Zhanji asked: "Grandpa Huang is going to the Northern Expedition after his birthday, will you go?" ”

Li Qing scratched his head: "The emperor didn't inform me, but ...... Should go. ”

Zhu Di's body is not as good as day by day, Li Qing is really not at ease if he doesn't follow, if he dies halfway, in the current situation, he can't turn the sky upside down?

"If you go, I won't go." Zhu Zhanji said softly, "Anyway, there is no battle to fight, I will stay in Beijing and share my father's worries." ”

"Whatever you want." Li Qing shrugged, he was not interested in this.

"What's your attitude?" Zhu Zhanji was dissatisfied, "Our Zhu family has given you a fortune, but you always look perfunctory, you look at you, how can you look like a loyal minister?" ”

I'm enough of you old Zhu family...... Li Qing rolled his eyes and was about to choke back, but was interrupted by a voice.

"Big nephew!"

The two turned their heads at the same time, and Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, greeted him with a smile.

"The third uncle is here." Zhu Zhanji is very affectionate to the third uncle, mainly because the third uncle has no ambition, "The third uncle come and sit down." ”

Li Qing got up and arched his hand, "I've seen King Zhao." ”

"Mr. Li is polite." Zhu Gaosui came to the table and sat down, looking familiar, and reminisced with the two.

This time, the two didn't have a chance to whisper.

Zhu Gaosui is somewhat socially, Li Qing can say one sentence, he can say ten sentences.

After a while, Li Qing had enough of his broken mouth, and left the stage to Zhu Zhanji by drinking tea without speaking.

Li Qing leaned back in his chair and sipped his tea while observing the officials around him.

Somehow, he always felt that something was wrong, and soon, he woke up.

This group of people reacted too coldly to the arrival of King Zhao, although officials are not allowed to make friends with the vassal king, but there should still be etiquette, at least they have to get up and salute.

However, no, this group of people treated him as if they didn't see King Zhao, and completely treated him as air.

That's a bit of a counterintuitive.

Could it be that King Zhao secretly conspired with them with bad intentions, and they were avoiding suspicion?

As soon as the thought arose, Li Qing was extinguished.

The third child listens to persuasion, knows the current affairs, can't do it, and doesn't dare to do such a thing.

~

Half an hour later, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi came late, and everyone got up to salute.

After some scenes, they sat down again and officially opened.

Wine and delicacies were served one after another, and the eunuchs and palace maids flowed endlessly.

Xiaopang came with a big belly and said with a smile: "Third brother, go, go to my father's table." ”

"Okay, brother... Ah no, His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"Who did you learn this from," Chubby scolded with a smile, "just call my brother." ”

After a pause, "Li Qing, you are also with you." ”

"I'm fine here." Li Qing excused himself and said in his heart: I won't get involved in your family's affairs.

"Father asked you to come by name." Chubby said.

"Okay then." Li Qing was no longer hypocritical, and went to Zhu Di's table with a few people.

He didn't sit with Xiaopang, but sat next to King Zhao.

There is no other reason, this guy talks a lot, he doesn't care about picking vegetables, unlike Xiaochubby, who is clean and dry.

"Li Qing, you will also go to the Northern Expedition in two days." Zhu Di got straight to the point.

What can Li Qing say, "The minister obeys the order." ”

"Grandpa Huang, should I go?" Zhu Zhanji asked.

"Stay at home." Zhu Di raised his hand to serve the wine glass, and Xiao Linzi quickly poured the wine.

After two glasses of wine, the dishes were almost over, and Zhu Di picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish.

"Open the table." Little Fat rolled up his sleeves and beckoned everyone to eat and drink.

Zhu Zhanji rolled his eyes at the delicious father, got up and said: "Grandson wishes the emperor's grandfather happiness like the East China Sea, and longevity is better than Nanshan." ”

"Oh yes, yes, yes," Chubby hurriedly put down his chopsticks and got up to congratulate his father on his birthday.

Then the ministers got up and read the congratulatory message that had been prepared long ago.

After about a quarter of an hour, the table officially opened.

The specifications of the emperor's birthday banquet are quite high, Li Qing doesn't speak, he eats and drinks with his head bored, and the birthday banquet is just like this once a year, just like the New Year, so it is natural to grasp it.

When he was eating happily, a voice suddenly sounded: "Your Majesty, the minister has a play!" ”

Li Qing paused his chopsticks, glanced back at the person who was playing, he couldn't name it, and vaguely remembered that it was Lang Zhong from the Ministry of Rites.

Zhu Di's eyes narrowed: "Quasi-play." ”

Libu Langzhong's face was solemn: "Your Majesty, the minister has important information to play." ”

"Significant information?" Zhu Di was a little surprised, and he also said that this person wanted to stop him from recruiting in person, and he was going to ask someone to drag it down, as long as he held his temper, "stepped forward and answered." ”

Lang Zhong left the table and stepped forward to salute: "Your Majesty, the minister received an anonymous letter in the morning, and the things written in it are appalling and absurd, and the minister thinks it is inadmissible.

But...... The minister did not dare to conceal it and not report it, so he asked the emperor to make a holy judgment. ”

"Anonymous letters?" Zhu Di's face was full of surprise, and he immediately turned into mockery, and sneered: "Hiding your head and revealing your tail is naturally absurd." ”

After a pause, he couldn't help but be curious, "Present it." ”

Xiao Linzi hurriedly stepped forward to take it, and trotted back to Zhu Di, "Please read it to the emperor." ”

Zhu Di opened the envelope, and for a moment, his face was completely gloomy, and his sharp eyes looked at Li Qing...... Zhu Gaosui beside him.

Zhu Di was chubby, and his face was not good-looking.

"What's the matter, Father?" Zhu Gaosui was a little puzzled, "Why, are you looking at me like this?" ”

Zhu Di's face changed, and after a while, he got up and said, "Third child, you come with me." ”

"Oh, good."

Zhu Gaosui got up and kept up with Zhu Di's pace.

"Junki, you come with your father."

Chubby didn't care about eating and drinking, and his fat face was full of solemnity, full of worry and anger.

"Oh, good."

Zhu Zhanji quickly followed his father, and after a while, he turned back, "Li Qing, you come with me." ”

No, what about nesting dolls here? Really, every time I eat, I don't have a lot of fun...... Li Qing put down his chopsticks stupidly, but he was also curious about what was written in the letter.

……

Qianqing Palace.

As soon as Li Qing arrived at the door, he heard Zhu Gaosui's frightened trembling voice: "Father, you know me, I have no ambition, not at all, slander, slander!"

They slandered me, ......! ”

Walking into the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Gaosui's voice became louder and emotional: "Father, no matter how this position is rotated, it can't be my turn, I grew up with you, how can I have the heart of rebellion, this is obviously someone made something out of nothing and fabricated it out of thin air." ”

Zhu Di was silent, he knew that the third child didn't have the courage or ability, but for the sake of insurance, he still had to test and tempt.

Chubby wanted to speak, but his mouth opened and he didn't say anything.

"Grandson to see the emperor's grandfather." Zhu Zhanji paid a big salute to break the silence.

Li Qing also saluted and said, "Weichen see the emperor." ”

Zhu Di waved his hand and continued to look at Zhu Gaosui, "Third child, you are hiding deep enough." ”

"I'm not... I didn't...... Wronged! Zhu Gaosui's face was like earth, and his kowtow was like pounding garlic, "Father, my eldest brother has been in charge of the country for so many years, how can I have such a thought, just my ability...... No way!

This... Isn't this a trouble, even if the eldest brother doesn't succeed, and the second brother, what kind of green onion am I! ”

"Oh?" Zhu Zhanji was unhappy, "What does the third uncle mean that the second uncle is suitable to be the prince?" ”

"Oh, my eldest nephew, the third uncle is not ......" Zhu Gaosui was about to cry, "I'm really wronged!" ”